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Week 7 2026: Saturday morning College Gameday picks! Stanford Steve’s board, Super Dog picks, celebrity guests and more!

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Stanford Steve’s Board:
SMU-9.5 vs Virginia
Miami FL vs FSU over 56.5
WVU-1.5 vs Cincinatti

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Super Dog Picks:
Kirk Herbstreit: California+10 vs Wake Forest
Desmond Howard: Nebraska+7 vs Oregon
Stanford Steve: Missouri+5.5 vs Ole Miss
Pat McAfee: Kentucky+6.5 vs Oklahoma
Nick Saban: BYU+10.5 vs Notre Dame
Rece Davis: Arizona State+15.5 vs Texas Tech

Celebrity guest Steve Young:

Utah over Colorado
Kentucky over Oklahoma
Houston over Oklahoma State
BYU over Notre Dame
Tennessee over Alabama
Ole Miss over Missouri
Michigan over Penn State
LSU over Mississippi State
Ohio State over Indiana
UCLA over Wisconsin

Kirk Herbstreit:

Utah over Colorado
Oklahoma over Kentucky
Oklahoma State over Houston
Alabama over Tennessee
Missouri over Ole Miss
Michigan over Penn State
LSU over Mississippi State
Ohio State over Indiana
Wisconsin over UCLA

Desmond Howard:

Utah over Colorado
Oklahoma over Kentucky
Oklahoma State over Houston
Notre Dame over BYU
Miami (FL) over Florida State
Alabama over Tennessee
Ole Miss over Missouri
Michigan over Penn State
LSU over Mississippi State
Indiana over Ohio State
Wisconsin over UCLA

Pat McAfee:

Utah over Colorado
Kentucky over Oklahoma
Houston over Oklahoma State
BYU over Notre Dame
Alabama over Tennessee
Ole Miss over Missouri
Penn State over Michigan
LSU over Mississippi State
Indiana over Ohio State
UCLA over Wisconsin

Nick Saban:

Utah over Colorado
Oklahoma over Kentucky
Houston over Oklahoma State
Notre Dame over BYU
Alabama over Tennessee
Ole Miss over Missouri
Michigan over Penn State
LSU over Mississippi State
Ohio State over Indiana
UCLA over Wisconsin

When Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, Pat McAfee, Nick Saban and the celebrity guest all make the same selection they are 74-29 (71.84%) all-time! #SavingTheGraphic

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Week 6 2026: CFB analyst picks are graded; results are in!

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Week 6 of our college football season is in the books and the picks from our analysts are graded.

Big winners this week include David Hale (6-1) and Aaron Taylor (6-2). However, this week’s biggest winner was Shehan Jeyarajah from CBS Sports at 14-5 picking games straight-up. Congratulations to Shehan on a great winning week.

On College Gameday, celebrity guest picker Bryce Young went 5-6 picking games. Kirk Herbstreit went 5-5 (picking one less game than the others). Nick Saban and Pat McAfee went 5-6 along with Bryce Young. Desmond Howard brought up the rear at 4-7.

Everyone else is somewhere in the mix so check out the full slate of results below to see how your favorite (or most hated) personality did this week.

NamePctWinLoss
David_Hale85.7161
Rece_Davis8041
Aaron_Taylor7562
Shehan_Jeyarajah73.68145
Chris_Fallica66.6721
Greg_McElroy63.6474
Tom_Fornelli63.16127
David_Pollack62.553
Chip_Patterson61.9138
Pete_Thamel6032
Brett_McMurphy57.1443
Brian_Jones55.5654
Richard_Johnson55119
Kirk_Herbstreit5055
Chase_Daniel5022
Roman_Harper5022
Phil_Steele5022
Tim_Tebow5022
Pat_Forde5011
Nick_Saban45.4556
Pat_McAfee45.4556
Celebrity_Guest45.4556
Josh_Pate44.4445
Andrea_Adelson42.8634
Danny_Kanell4023
Joel_Klatt4023
Eric_Mac_Lain4023
JD_Pickell4023
Andy_Staples4023
Dan_Wetzel4023
Desmond_Howard36.3647
Jennifer36.3647
Steve_Coughlin2513
Bruce_Feldman2513
Paul_Finebaum2513
Stewart_Mandel2513
Rick_Neuheisel22.2227
Ralph_Russo002
Scott_Van_Pelt001
Average51.51154145
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Week 6 2026: Saturday morning College Gameday picks! Stanford Steve’s board, Super Dog picks, celebrity guests and more!

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Stanford Steve’s Board:
Vanderbilt+9.5 vs Ole Miss
Arizona St-20.5 vs Hawaii
NDSU-2.5 vs UNLV

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Super Dog Picks:
Kirk Herbstreit: UCLA+10.5 vs Oregon
Desmond Howard: Nebraska+8.5 vs Indiana
Stanford Steve: Oklahoma+7.5 vs Texas
Pat McAfee: Sacramento St+8.5 vs BGSU
Nick Saban: Kentucky+8.5 vs LSU
Rece Davis: Fresno St+7 vs Boise St

Celebrity guest Bryce Young:

Southern Cal over Penn State
Alabama over Georgia
North Dakota State over UNLV
LSU over Kentucky
UCLA over Oregon
Texas over Oklahoma
Houston over Kansas State
Florida over South Carolina
North Carolina over Pittsburgh
Indiana over Nebraska
Texas A&M over Missouri

Kirk Herbstreit:

Southern Cal over Penn State
North Dakota State over UNLV
LSU over Kentucky
UCLA over Oregon
Texas over Oklahoma
Kansas State over Houston
Florida over South Carolina
North Carolina over Pittsburgh
Indiana over Nebraska
Missouri over Texas A&M

Desmond Howard:

Southern Cal over Penn State
Alabama over Georgia
North Dakota State over UNLV
LSU over Kentucky
Oregon over UCLA
Texas over Oklahoma
Houston over Kansas State
Florida over South Carolina
Pittsburgh over North Carolina
Indiana over Nebraska
Missouri over Texas A&M

Pat McAfee:

Penn State over Southern Cal
Georgia over Alabama
North Dakota State over UNLV
LSU over Kentucky
Oregon over UCLA
Texas over Oklahoma
Houston over Kansas State
Florida over South Carolina
North Carolina over Pittsburgh
Indiana over Nebraska
Missouri over Texas A&M

Nick Saban:

Southern Cal over Penn State
Alabama over Georgia
North Dakota State over UNLV
LSU over Kentucky
Oregon over UCLA
Texas over Oklahoma
Houston over Kansas State
Florida over South Carolina
North Carolina over Pittsburgh
Indiana over Nebraska
Missouri over Texas A&M

When Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, Pat McAfee, Nick Saban and the celebrity guest all make the same selection they are 73-25 (74.49%) all-time! #SavingTheGraphic

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